Olivier Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus

November 2, 2008 at 3:00 P.M.

Preconcert talk at 2:00 pm by Deborah Cleaver: The Sound of Spirituality - Twenty Gazes on the Infant Jesus by Messiaen.

Kaul Auditorium, Reed College
3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 97202

Jeff Payne, piano.

Jeff Payne	Olivier Messiaen

Fear No Music founder Jeffrey Payne presents a complete performance of Messiaen's Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus (Twenty Gazes/Contemplations on the Infant Jesus), one of the grandest conceptions in the piano literature, and the summit of Messiaen's keyboard writing. These contemplations are at once tender and almost brutal, finally triumphant in the powerful apotheosis of the cyclical themes. Composed in 1944 in Paris for Yvonne Loriod, during terribly troubled times, the piece initially received a mixed critical reception. Though it is now recognized as one of the most important piano works of the twentieth century, complete performances of Vingt Regards are still rare.

Tickets at the door: $20 general admission; $15 Seniors; $5 students. Children under 13, free.

fEARnoMUSIC performs selected quartets from Tomas Svoboda - String Quartets - Vol. 2, No. 5-8

ALD benefit / CD release event

November 7, 2008 at 7:00 to 10:00 P.M.

Polish Hall
3832 North Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR 97227

Tomas Svoboda	Agnieszka Laska Dancers

fEARnoMUSIC will perform two quartets from this latest release, String Quartets - Vol. 2, No. 5-8, and a single quartet from Svoboda's previous release String Quartets, Vol. 1, no. 1 - 4. - both on the North Pacific Music label.

RSVP

$25 per person admission. Admission includes appetizer, wine, dinner + desert.

Tickets may be purchased by phone at 503-715-1866, or online at artixpdx.com.

For more information, go to a-laska.com.

Home Grown: Fresh, Delectable Sounds from Oregon Composers

February 13, 2009 at 8:00 P.M.

Pre-concert lecture, 7:00 P.M.

Imago Theater
17 SE 8th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214

Guest Artists: David Buck, Evan Kuhlman, the Agnieszka Laska Dancers, and Gavin Larsen, from the Oregon Ballet Theater.

As we prepare to honor Oregon's 150th anniversary of statehood, we will participate in this historic event in our "fear no music" way by adding a fresh, musical twist to the excitement, festivities and pride associated with the anniversary. Join Fear No Music for the world premieres of four new works, written especially for this grand occasion. Welcome emerging composer Ryan Francis, one of the promising graduates of our Young Composers Project; hear supernatural sounds created by composer Bonnie Miksch, Professor of Composition at Portland State University; experience acoustical journeys by the daring Rob ert Kyr; explore new sounds by Robert Priest, Artistic Director of Marzena; and revel in the ballet version of "Jilted" by Robert McBride and "Mama's Song" by Jack Gabel. We are excited to collaborate with the Agnieszka Laska Dancers and Gavin Larsen, a lead dancer for the Oregon Ballet Theater, moving to the music of Tomas Svoboda, Jack Gabel, and Robert McBride. Also, featuring works by John Peel and David Schiff. This concert is part of a regional tour, and will be repeated in Salem, Eugene, and two additional cities.

This project is supported in part by a grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust, investing in Oregon's arts, humanities and heritage.

Tickets at the door: $20 general admission; $15 Seniors; $5 students. Children under 13, free.

The Inaugural Concert of Cascadia Composers

Special Concert

March 13, 2009 at 8:00 P.M.

The Old Church
1422 SW 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97201

The Cascadia Composers is a new alliance of regional composers formed under the aegis of The National Association of Composers/USA (NACUSA). It is the ninth chapter of this Los Angeles based association, with other chapters located in San Francisco, Southern Oregon, New York, Texas, Tennessee, Virginia and beyond. Cascadia, a composition and performance-oriented group, will represent composers in Northern Oregon and Southern Washington. More can be learned at CascadiaComposers.org.

Tickets at the door: $20 general admission; $15 Seniors; $5 students. Children under 13, free.

Parallaxis: Music and Moving Pictures

April 17, 2009 at 8:00 P.M.

Imago Theater
17 SE 8th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214

Greek for "a change," parallaxis gives rise to parallax, denoting the apparent change in an object viewed from different positions. Here, the positions are metaphorical: music and motion pictures as complementary angles. Curated in collaboration with Portland media studio Helsinqi, this concert pairs works by contemporary composers and film/video artists. Putting these media on equal footing -- like two halves of a holographic plate -- frees them from habits of accompaniment or illustration. Each changes the other, generating syntheses more unexpected than the sum of their parts.

Curated by Leo and Anna Daedalus of Helsinqi

Tickets at the door: $20 general admission; $15 Seniors; $5 students. Children under 13, free.

HEARING THE FUTURE

April 26, 2009, 3:00 P.M.

Evans Auditorium, Lewis and Clark College
0615 SE Palatine Hill Road, Portland, OR 97219

Hear the latest works from the startlingly creative minds of the Young Composers Project, the Messiaens and Towers of tomorrow, right here, today!

Currently sponsored by the Herbert Templeton Foundation, this innovative program gathers young composers (grades 6-12) from around Oregon for workshops over a nine-month period. During the workshops, the student composers develop their compositional ideas, experiment with orchestration, and have their works professionally performed and recorded. Since its inception in 1997, the project has resulted in composition winners at regional and national levels. Many of our young composers have gone on to further study and the beginnings of illustrious careers. You can't miss it!

Concert Sponsors: Lewis and Clark College & The Herbert Templeton Foundation.

Tickets at the door: $20 general admission; $15 Seniors; $5 students. Children under 13, free.

Fear no Messiaen

September 21, 2008 at 8:00 P.M.

Community Music Center
3350 SE Francis Street, Portland, OR 97202

This concert is free.

Tickets at the door or online at www.artixpdx.com . We accept Visa and Mastercard